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SAT Vocab Set 2
Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
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VEXING problem | FRUSTRATING problem |
DEFT move | SKILLFUL move |
CONSPICUOUS weight gain | NOTICEABLE weight gain |
highly CRYPTIC foods | NON-OBVIOUS foods |
CRITERION for picking | BASIS for picking |
EDIBLE plants | EATABLE plants |
the 2016 election's UNIQUENESS | the 2016 election's ONE-OF-A-KIND NATURE |
The decline in sales VALIDATED our concerns. | The decline in sales CONFIRMED our concerns. |
not yet tested EMPIRICALLY | not yet tested BY OBSERVATION |
the ravens' interest was DICTATED primarily | the ravens' interest was DETERMINED primarily |
they MODIFIED their behavior | they CHANGED their behavior |
RENOWNED painter | FAMOUS painter |
TRANSLUCENT paint | SEE-THROUGH paint |
wearing clothes IN KEEPING WITH her fashion sense | wearing clothes REPRESENTATIVE OF her fashion sense |
territory VACATED by U.S. troops | territory LEFT by U.S. troops |
CONVEYS his feelings | COMMUNICATES his feelings |
INNOVATIVE design | ORIGINAL design |
GARNERED praise | EARNED praise |
deserves ACCLAIM | deserves PRAISE |
AMBIGUOUS meaning | UNCLEAR meaning |
Brains and computers are ANALOGOUS in some ways. | Brains and computers are SIMILAR in some ways. |
ANNIHILATE the enemy | DESTROY the enemy |
This result is an ANOMALY. | This result is a RARE OCCURRENCE. |
ANTICIPATE that would be his reaction | EXPECT that would be his reaction |
ANTIPATHY toward the teacher | DISLIKE of the teacher |
EXQUISITELY decorated | BEAUTIFULLY decorated |
ENDURING truth | LASTING truth |
the lasting LEGACY of his paintings | the lasting GIFT of his paintings |
ICONIC Thanksgiving foods | CLASSIC Thanksgiving foods |
IMPECCABLE taste | PERFECT taste |
MILITANT speech | AGGRESSIVE speech |
target of MALIGNANCY | target of MEANNESS |
DEPICT the scene | DESCRIBE the scene |
CHARACTERIZE her purpose | DESCRIBE her purpose |
CHAFE against the rules | BE ANNOYED by the rules |
to face a DILEMMA | to have UNSATISFACTORY CHOICES |
the APEX of the school year | the HIGH POINT of the school year |
APPREHENSION of approaching disaster | FEAR of approaching disaster |
ARTICULATE her opinion | EXPRESS her opinion |
the ASSERTION of independence | the DECLARATION of independence |
AUSTERE appearance | SEVERE appearance |
AUTHENTICITY of the story | TRUTHFULNESS of the story |
DIVERSIFICATION of something | INCREASING THE VARIETY of something |
from the PERSPECTIVE of finance | from the VIEWPOINT of finance |
SAVVY consumers | KNOWLEDGEABLE consumers |
make choices SEQUENTIALLY | make choices CONSECUTIVELY |
OPTIMAL conditions | MOST IDEAL conditions |
BIAS toward eating fast food | TENDENCY to eat fast food |
HIGHBROW film | SERIOUS film |
LOWBROW film | VULGAR film |